College Basketball

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 20 points and Braden Smith added 15 points and eight assists Friday night, helping No. 7 Purdue produce a historic rout over rival Indiana 93-64 to earn a split in this season’s series. The Boilermakers emphatically ended their two-game losing streak against the Hoosiers by producing their highest point total in the …

The Kentucky Wildcats’ late-season slide has reshaped their postseason outlook, dropping them in both the SEC title race and national odds following two straight losses. Many fans and analysts expected a road loss at Florida, but few predicted Georgia would walk into Rupp Arena and hand Kentucky a surprising upset on Tuesday night. The Wildcats now sit at 17-9 overall …

OXFORD, Ohio (AP) — Luke Skaljac scored a career-high 22 points, Eian Elmer had 21 and No. 22 Miami University remained the lone unbeaten team in Division I with a 91-77 victory over Bowling Green on Friday night. The RedHawks (27-0, 14-0 Mid-American Conference) got 10 points each from Peter Suder and Antwone Woolfolk to help extend their home winning …

Amid star player Darryn Peterson facing criticism for missing games or leaving them early due to injuries or illness, Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self says the freshman guard must take initiative to change the national conversation about him. “There is a way to change the narrative. Play. Finish,” Self told reporters on Friday. “Now, if his body allows him …

Amid star player Darryn Peterson facing criticism for missing games or leaving them early due to injuries or illness, Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self says the freshman guard must take initiative to change the national conversation about him. “There is a way to change the narrative. Play. Finish,” Self told reporters on Friday. “Now, if his body allows him …

Kansas coach Bill Self sends clear message to Darryn Peterson over ducking out of games originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Bill Self isn’t shying away from the controversy surrounding freshman star Darryn Peterson. And he’s offering a simple solution to the problem. Advertisement The Kansas Jayhawks coach on …

Indiana men’s basketball is set to take on rival Purdue on Friday night at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, the second of two matchups between the Hoosiers and Boilermakers on the season. The Hoosiers haven’t been without injury issues this season, but their availability report for the game is relatively clean and is as follows: Advertisement QUESTIONABLE OUT OUT (for …

We’ll get a good idea of whether or not Michigan basketball will be the top overall seed in next month’s NCAA Tournament based on how it does against Duke in Washington, D.C. on Saturday evening. But even so, the likely 1-seed (barring a late-season collapse) is letting its preferences be known as to where it would like to go for …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA coach Mick Cronin said Friday he apologized to Steven Jamerson II for sending the center to the locker room late in a blowout loss at No. 15 Michigan State after he committed a hard foul. Even before the referees reviewed the play and assessed Jamerson with a flagrant-1 foul, Cronin grabbed Jamerson’s jersey and pointed …

Lexington (Ky.) four-star cornerback Jordan Haskins has seen enough. After a handful of visits to schools this fall, a couple more this winter, and stops from coaches at his home, Haskins is ready to announce his commitment. On Friday, he posted on Twitter that he is down to six schools and will make his decision official on March 6. Advertisement …

UConn men’s basketball (24-3, 14-2) will look to shake its recent struggles in a crucial game this weekend, as the Huskies travel to Philadelphia to take on Villanova (21-5, 12-3) at Xfinity Mobile Arena in a battle between two of the three best teams in the Big East. The Wildcats rank No. 27 in KenPom, with the No. 32 offense …

Game Info When | 3:00 p.m. CT Where | Bud Walton Arena; Fayetteville, AR TV | ESPN Radio | Tiger Radio Network Twitter | @MizzouHoops KenPom prediction | Arkansas -13 ESPN win probability | 19.8% chance The Starters Mizzou (18-8, 8-5 SEC) G: T.O. Barrett (SO, 8.2 PPG) Advertisement G: Jayden Stone (GR, 15.1 PPG) F: Trent Pierce (JR, 10.2 PPG) F: Mark Mitchell (SR, 16.9 PPG) C: Shawn Phillips Jr. (SR, …

Villanova Wildcats 21-5 (12-3) vs #5 Connecticut Huskies 24-3 (14-2) Where: Xfinity Mobile Arena (Philadelphia, PA) When: Saturday, February 21 at 5:30 PM Betting Line: Villanova +1.5 (subject to change) Advertisement How to Watch: TNT How to Listen: Villanova Sports Radio Network Net Rankings: Villanova 29, Connecticut 10 (Quad 1) KenPom: Villanova 27, Connecticut 13 Torvik: Villanova 29, Connecticut 9 About UConn: The Huskies come into …

In 2025, I watched the Nike Hoop Summit. The game featured big names like A.J. Dybantsa, Cameron Boozer, Cayden Boozer, Koa Peat, Nate Ament, and Chris Cenac. But I tuned in to watch a future Illinois player. I wanted to see the international man of mystery, whom I knew would define the Illini season. The young, international prospect had the …

Saturday could play an outsized role in determining the No. 1 overall seed in the 2026 NCAA men’s tournament. The day features two matchups between teams in the top five of the AP poll as well as another game between No. 6 Iowa State and No. 23 BYU. The Cyclones can get themselves in position for a No. 1 seed …

#7 Purdue 21-5 (11-4) vs. Indiana 17-9 (and 8-7) There’s no such thing as must win games in February, but if there was, this would be it for Purdue. After a four game win streak pulled Purdue back into the top-ten, it played host to #1 Michigan on Tuesday night. Michigan had its way with Purdue and handed Purdue its …

The struggling Clemson Tigers must hold serve at home against the red-hot Florida State Seminoles to avoid their season going into a tailspin. Florida State Seminoles 13-13 (6-7) at Clemson Tigers 20-7 (10-4)When: Saturday, Feb 21, NoonWhere: Littlejohn Coliseum – Clemson, SCTV: CW Advertisement Temperature Check on Clemson Clemson has lost three games in a row and dropped from 28th …

Coming off a blowout loss to Duke, the Syracuse Orange return to the JMA Wireless Dome on Saturday looking to fare better against its second straight game against a ranked opponent. Syracuse will face the No. 16 North Carolina Tar Heels for the second time this season in a nationally-televised game. Tip-off is at 1 p.m. EST and here are …

Michigan is a load for anyone, and it will be for Duke Saturday. Yet that team has lost one game and been challenged in several others, including an overtime win over Wake Forest back in November. They also had tight games against Nebraska (75-72 win), Penn State (74-72 win), and Wisconsin (91-88 loss). Advertisement What happened in those games? Well, …

Nashville will serve as the backdrop on Saturday afternoon for a big one in the SEC — Tennessee will travel to Vanderbilt in a game that will have both national and conference tournament seeding implications. The Volunteers have suddenly won seven of their last eight, clawing back into a second-place tie in the SEC regular season standings. Vanderbilt has come …

Earlier this season, it was announced that 2K Sports would be developing a college basketball experience for its popular NBA2K franchise. They rolled a big fancy truck out across campuses in the US to get face and body scans of the players. News just dropped that the update will be released in 2 days. Kentucky basketball finds itself in NBA …

Before the NCAA men’s basketball tournament bracket is carved in stone, attempts to anticipate what the final product will look like more closely resemble molten lava. That was made abundantly clear over the last three days, which featured numerous developments that in turn led to significant changes in our latest projection. The quartet of No. 1 seeds was shaken up …

A blockbuster Saturday in men’s college basketball features not one but two top-five showdowns on a loaded schedule. One is a key clash for first place in the ultra-competitive Big 12. The other is a made-for-TV neutral site affair, a rarity for this late juncture of the season. The fifth- and sixth-ranked teams in the latest USA TODAY Sports coaches …

The is madness almost upon us. It’s never too early to start thinking of March Madness as conference play intensifies. The Miami Hurricanes (21-5, 10-3 ACC) men’s basketball team is getting to the crux of their conference schedule as they eye a bid to the NCAA tournament. Advertisement Will they be able to improve their position this week? Or will …

What channel is Purdue vs. Indiana on today? Time, TV schedule, live stream to watch Big Ten men’s basketball game originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. A classic cross-state rivalry will be reignited this weekend as Indiana travels to West Lafayette to take on No. 7 Purdue. Advertisement While …